Fx Wildcat hammer spring tension screw

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I've been shooting the jsb heavies 33.95 at around 825 fps with great results. However I wanted to see if the accuracy would increase even more if I increased the velocity. So I heated the hs adjustment screw with a heat gun a little in case there was any thread lock on it, inserted the correct allen wrench, tried to loosen it first and the allen wrench spun right around and stripped it our completely. The adjustment screw is very thin aluminum. Now that its a round hole I'm thinking of tapping it and screwing in a bolt with red thread lock or super glue to try to get it to spin. Any suggestions? Thanks , Eddie
 
FastEddieI've been shooting the jsb heavies 33.95 at around 825 fps with great results. However I wanted to see if the accuracy would increase even more if I increased the velocity. So I heated the hs adjustment screw with a heat gun a little in case there was any thread lock on it, inserted the correct allen wrench, tried to loosen it first and the allen wrench spun right around and stripped it our completely. The adjustment screw is very thin aluminum. Now that its a round hole I'm thinking of tapping it and screwing in a bolt with red thread lock or super glue to try to get it to spin. Any suggestions? Thanks , Eddie
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Can you pls share a pic of the hammer spring adjuster. Just want to see the current adjustment
 
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"Scott_MCT"Guess I won't be adjusting my Wildcat when and if I ever recieve it.
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No worries! The hammer spring adjustment screw is one you should check first thing. Or just mark it and note it's stock position. The adjustment screw in my wildcat turned very easily. So easy I put vibra-tite VC3 to secure it. I marked the position of the screw with a white pen as a reference point so I would know how much it was turned, for adjustment and if the screw moved after a while of shooting. It is odd FastEddie's adjustment screw was that tight to cause it to strip. 
 
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I spoke with Ernest Rowe and informed me that locktite was the culprit, which I kinda figured, and that his hammer spring adjuster also stripped out, even with heat applied as I did also. He suggested that I drill two small holes in the outer area opposite each other and use needle nose pliers to remove it as he did this successfully on his wildcat. Thanks everyone for your input and thanks Ernest for replying so promptly.
 
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Be very careful if you use a heat gun. I used one to adjust my bobcat and applied heat for about 10 seconds and tried to turn it, nope. Repeated three more times before it would budge. Turned it in 3/4 turn, but the rear pellet probe guide got hot enough to deform it, so it would not cock. Sent to AOA for repairs. Can't really isolate the the heat to a small area with it. Wonder if a little hobby butane torch that Ace Hardware sells would work?
 
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